US4923153A - Strip clamp - Google Patents

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US4923153A
US4923153A US07/299,411 US29941189A US4923153A US 4923153 A US4923153 A US 4923153A US 29941189 A US29941189 A US 29941189A US 4923153 A US4923153 A US 4923153A
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Kazuhiro Matsui
Fuminori Ito
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02G—INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
    • H02G3/00—Installations of electric cables or lines or protective tubing therefor in or on buildings, equivalent structures or vehicles
    • H02G3/26—Installations of cables, lines, or separate protective tubing therefor directly on or in walls, ceilings, or floors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/15—Bag fasteners
    • Y10T24/153—Plastic band bag tie
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/40—Buckles
    • Y10T24/4002—Harness
    • Y10T24/4028—Penetrating tongue
    • Y10T24/4037—Pivoted

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  • This device secures a strip, e.g. a flat cable, on a mounting surface.
  • the strip clamp has a top plate that overlaps and locks onto a base plate.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 4,221,352 One such prior-art device is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,221,352. That device has a base plate and an overlapping top plate for pressing the strip onto the base plate.
  • the base plate and top plate are molded as a single piece connected by a hinge. Several narrow ribs transversely cross the base plate. Resilient flaps extend downward from both sides of the top plate toward with the base plate to hold the cable in place.
  • the device may be mounted using fasteners or adhesives.
  • This invention secures a strip to a mounting surface without the strip slipping in the clamp or the clamp separating from the mounting surface.
  • This clamp has a base plate and a top plate formed as a single piece. The top plate overlaps and locks into the base plate.
  • Two resilient flaps inside the frame of the top plate run the length of the strip.
  • the flaps extend inwardly toward the center of the clamp. Edges along the entire length of the flaps project toward the base plate. Ribs rise from the base plate on both sides of where each flap edge descends. The flaps press the strip into the base plate.
  • the strip is placed on the base plate, the top plate is closed and locked onto the base plate, and the flaps on the top plate secure the strip in position against the ribs on the base plate.
  • the top plate locks into the base plate, the ends of the flaps are positioned between the ribs of the base plate. The tops of the ribs hold the strip securely in the clamp between the top plate and the base plate.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of this strip clamp.
  • FIG. 2A is a top plan view of the closed strip clamp.
  • FIG. 2B is a latch-end view of FIG. 2A.
  • FIG. 2C is a side view of FIG. 2A.
  • FIG. 3A is a top plan view of the open strip clamp.
  • FIG. 3B is a slot-end view of FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 3C is a side view of FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 3D is a latch-end view of FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 3E is a bottom plan view of FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 4A is a partial sectional view along IVA--IVA in FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 4B is a partial sectional view along IVB--IVB in FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 4C is a partial sectional view along IVC--IVC in FIG. 3A.
  • FIG. 4D is a sectional view along IVD--IVD in FIG. 3C.
  • FIG. 4E is a sectional view along IVE--IVE in FIG. 3C.
  • FIG. 4F is a sectional view along IVF--IVF in FIG. 3C.
  • FIG. 4G is a sectional view along IVG--IVG in FIG. 3C.
  • FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the closed strip clamp securing a strip.
  • FIG. 6A is a partial sectional view of another embodiment.
  • FIG. 6B is a partial sectional view of another embodiment.
  • a strip clamp 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a base plate 2 and a top plate 3 that clamp around a strip, like a flat cable, (not shown).
  • the strip clamp 1 is formed as a single piece from synthetic resin.
  • the base plate 2 and the top plate 3 are joined by a joint 5 with two hinges 4a and 4b.
  • a latch 6a snaps into a slot 6b to lock the top plate 3 on the base plate 2.
  • the base plate 2 has a base frame 8.
  • the base frame 8 has ribs 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d on its top side that run from the slot 6b into a butt plate 14.
  • the joint 5 abuts against the butt plate 14 when the clamp is closed.
  • the base frame 8 has two holes 12a and 12b, for fasteners like such as screws.
  • the top plate 3 also has a top frame 15 with edges 19a and 19b and end pieces 17 joined together.
  • Resilient flaps 16a and 16b project toward each other from the edges 19a and 19b (respectively). The flaps 16a and 16b of the top plate 3 secure the strip against the base plate 2.
  • the latch 6a has a latch hook 20 for locking under another hook 9, shown in FIG. 4A, in the slot 6b in the base frame 8.
  • the latch 6a forms a single piece with the top frame 15.
  • the strip clamp 1 is mounted on a mounting surface by driving screws through the holes 12a and 12b.
  • a strip 22 is placed on the ribs 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d of the base plate 2.
  • the top plate 3 is pivoted on the hinges 4a and 4b until it locks onto the base plate, thus securing the strip.
  • the latch 6a locks into the slot 6b.
  • Tips 18a and 18b at the free ends of the flaps 16a and 16b press the strip 22 against the ribs 11a, 11b, 11c and 11d on the base plate 2.
  • the inner ribs 11b and 11c are higher than the outside ribs 11a and 11d to better secure the strip 22 against the tips 18a and 18b.
  • the strip clamp 1 bends the strip 22 and holds it in place.
  • the top plate 3 secures the strip 22 against the base plate 2 so the strip 22 cannot slip in the strip clamp 1.
  • the basic strip clamp may be modified as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B.
  • the flap 16b (of course 16a as well) has tips 18b at intervals.
  • the tips 18b conform to the surface of a common kind of flat cable (not shown). This latter design prevents lateral movement of the cable.

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  • Insertion, Bundling And Securing Of Wires For Electric Apparatuses (AREA)
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US5294082A (en) * 1992-07-20 1994-03-15 Continental Carlisle, Inc. Spatula holder
US5742985A (en) * 1996-12-23 1998-04-28 Larrabee; Christopher M. Clip-on camouflage outfit accessory
US5937745A (en) * 1997-05-21 1999-08-17 Micron Electronics, Inc. Method of clamping a ribbon cable
US5960522A (en) * 1997-05-21 1999-10-05 Micron Electronics, Inc. Ribbon cable alligator clamp
US6058572A (en) * 1997-10-09 2000-05-09 Folkmar; Jan Clip
USD413804S (en) * 1998-01-13 1999-09-14 Playtex Products, Inc. Closure clip
US6412150B1 (en) * 1999-04-19 2002-07-02 Cathy Ann Monderine Fastening device
USD423353S (en) * 1999-05-10 2000-04-25 Lilly Industries (Usa), Inc. Bag clip
US6353187B1 (en) * 2000-07-21 2002-03-05 Robert M. Wilson, Jr. Insulator for mounting electric fence conductors
US7135972B2 (en) * 2001-05-03 2006-11-14 Ferruccio Bonato Anti-theft device particularly for point of sale displays
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US20030001004A1 (en) * 2001-06-27 2003-01-02 Andersson, Alf Peder Hakan Hinged clip for gable top carton
US20050076482A1 (en) * 2002-04-30 2005-04-14 Emilio Costa Reusable seal applicable to a slender portion of a commercial article
US20060217247A1 (en) * 2002-05-10 2006-09-28 Sandor Potak Elastic exercise apparatus
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US20040162544A1 (en) * 2003-02-13 2004-08-19 Raulerson J. Daniel Flexible conduit clamp
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